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- Bryan M. Wolfe
I deleted every Android wallpaper app I tried until this one

A clean, well-designed app with great wallpapers and zero junk finally found. [...]

- Dan Selcke
If you want a great binge, start with these finished Netflix shows

These 10 Netflix TV shows will delight you from start to finish. [...]

- Chris Hachey
Your smart TV is snitching on your watch history — here’s how to stop it completely

I'm really not down with sharing everything about what I watch. [...]

- Jack Mitchell
My inbox got much cleaner after I set up these 4 Gmail automations

I transformed my cluttered Gmail inbox into a streamlined, efficient system using its built-in automation tools. [...]

- Roine Bertelson
My laggy Linux desktop looked idle, but something was clearly wrong

Sometimes it's the least suspect that is the real digital culprit. [...]

Multiple feeds

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  • Podcast
  • MakeUseOf
- David Pierce
The fast rise and epic fall of Clubhouse

In 2020 and 2021, the social media world seemed to be on the verge of complete change. A new app called TikTok was ascendant, bringing a whole new kind of… [...]

- David Pierce
The MacBook Neo is a winner

It was a little surprising to see Apple decide to leap fully into the affordable laptop market, to try and compete with devices the company typically prefers to just look… [...]

- Nilay Patel
Anthropic doesn’t trust the Pentagon, and neither should you

Today we’re talking about the messy, fast-moving situation at Anthropic, the maker of Claude that now finds itself in a very ugly legal battle with the Pentagon.  The back-and-forth is… [...]

- David Pierce
The twist in the Ticketmaster antitrust fight

A lot of people are mad at Ticketmaster, and have been for a long time. (Did Swifties directly create an antitrust trial? Discuss.) The US government's case against Live Nation-Ticketmaster… [...]

- Nilay Patel
Hasbro’s CEO has an AI Peppa Pig help design toys

Today, I’m talking with Chris Cocks, CEO of Hasbro. You know, Hasbro — the toy and game company that makes some of the most iconic products in the world, from… [...]

- Bryan M. Wolfe
I deleted every Android wallpaper app I tried until this one

A clean, well-designed app with great wallpapers and zero junk finally found. [...]

- Dan Selcke
If you want a great binge, start with these finished Netflix shows

These 10 Netflix TV shows will delight you from start to finish. [...]

- Chris Hachey
Your smart TV is snitching on your watch history — here’s how to stop it completely

I'm really not down with sharing everything about what I watch. [...]

- Jack Mitchell
My inbox got much cleaner after I set up these 4 Gmail automations

I transformed my cluttered Gmail inbox into a streamlined, efficient system using its built-in automation tools. [...]

- Roine Bertelson
My laggy Linux desktop looked idle, but something was clearly wrong

Sometimes it's the least suspect that is the real digital culprit. [...]

With Grid and Custom template

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  • Mobile
  • Android
The classic Apple Macintosh mouse inspired Spigen’s retro AirPods case

If you've already given your iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max a retro '80s facelift with Spigen's Macintosh 128K and Apple Lisa-inspired Classic LS cases, you might as well make… [...]

OpenAI’s adult mode will reportedly be smutty, not pornographic

OpenAI's delayed "adult mode" for ChatGPT is expected to support saucy text conversations at launch, but not the chatbot's ability to generate images, voice, or video. Speaking to The Wall… [...]

My fitness tracker is a secret weapon against my chronic illness

One of the first major crashes I experienced as a chronically ill person happened on an unusually sunny January day in New York City. It was 2023, and I was… [...]

Aether OS is a computer in a browser built for the AT Protocol

Aether OS puts a full-fledged desktop in your browser that ties directly into the AT Protocol. That means it connects to your Bluesky account and other public records. It offers… [...]

Sotomayor’s Wabi Sabi is the funnest record of 2026

Shout out to subscriber N_Gorski for today's pick. They popped into the comments on last week's recommendation to ask what I thought of the new Sotomayor record. Well, I hadn't… [...]

The classic Apple Macintosh mouse inspired Spigen’s retro AirPods case

If you've already given your iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max a retro '80s facelift with Spigen's Macintosh 128K and Apple Lisa-inspired Classic LS cases, you might as well make… [...]

OpenAI’s adult mode will reportedly be smutty, not pornographic

OpenAI's delayed "adult mode" for ChatGPT is expected to support saucy text conversations at launch, but not the chatbot's ability to generate images, voice, or video. Speaking to The Wall… [...]

My fitness tracker is a secret weapon against my chronic illness

One of the first major crashes I experienced as a chronically ill person happened on an unusually sunny January day in New York City. It was 2023, and I was… [...]

Aether OS is a computer in a browser built for the AT Protocol

Aether OS puts a full-fledged desktop in your browser that ties directly into the AT Protocol. That means it connects to your Bluesky account and other public records. It offers… [...]

Sotomayor’s Wabi Sabi is the funnest record of 2026

Shout out to subscriber N_Gorski for today's pick. They popped into the comments on last week's recommendation to ask what I thought of the new Sotomayor record. Well, I hadn't… [...]

Classic ticker

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- Cameron Faulkner
Amazon’s best Echo speakers and screens just got their biggest discounts

While Amazon’s previous lineup of Echo speakers and smart displays was boring, frankly, its late 2025 hardware refresh brought better hardware, improved performance, and Alexa Plus to several models. If… [...]

- Nilay Patel
Yahoo CEO Jim Lanzone on reviving the web’s homepage

Today, I’m talking with Jim Lanzone, who is the CEO of Yahoo. It’s basically impossible to sum up the Yahoo story, but the short version of it is that a… [...]

- Jess Weatherbed
This chair gives half-worn clothes a home

Seating technology may have reached its peak for those of us who struggle to keep our lightly worn clothing piles away from furniture. The Laundry Chair - developed by YouTuber… [...]

- Emma Roth
Apple’s $549 AirPods Max 2 add better ANC and live translation

Apple has just announced the AirPods Max 2 with better noise cancellation and sound quality. The second generation of Apple's over-ear headphones starts at $549 and comes equipped with an… [...]

- Robert Hart
This is not a fly uploaded to a computer

Last week, a few posts about a so-called virtual "embodied fly" tore through X, boosted by AI hype accounts and excited commenters who didn't seem to understand what it was… [...]